Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 77 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 77 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Nov 21, 2002, 2:28 AM GMT+8 (18:28 UTC), 155 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-20 18:28:32 UTC
Depth
155.4 km (96.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.367° N, 126.875° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.872 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8713 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.743 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8708 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.893 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8705 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.5110 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8698 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.524 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8689 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8683 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.340 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8671 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.440 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8666 days ago · 191 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.624 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8660 days ago · 200 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.0105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8720 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8737 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.555 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8743 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj25. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.